Raking leaves, the most fun you'll have doing chores

No actual work got done, but we sure had fun pretending to work.



As you can tell, chasing each other around was a fairly boring task, but we made the most of it. Noah did not like the experience at all. Even Harrison wanted nothing to do with the activity.

Halloween Night

Noah was Bob the Builder. Harrison was Elmo. Once Noah saw Harrison's costume he wanted to switch, but we convinced him that Bob was a better choice. We didn't go to too many houses, just enough for Noah to have some fun. Of course, on our way home from the last house, Noah's custome had been reduced to him merely carrying a hammer, while I carried him, his tool belt, hard hat and bag of candy. But it was a good time, and we all enjoyed ourselves.

Halloween Day...

A cry for pictures

So I have been told that maybe we have been a little lax on updating the pictures. Maybe Greg has been posting too many nerd stories...although I don't know if it can be helped. To outway this, I decided to have a just a blog of pictures. Here are some from Valla's Pumpkin Patch. As soon as Greg downloads the new pictures off the camera, we will be posting pictures from Halloween.

For the nerds

So a few weeks ago, my brother tells me about a great motivational poster he saw; it's a Storm Trooper sitting with his hands propped on a table, resting his head in his hands. The caption reads: Hindsight, those were the droids I was looking for.
Hilarious.
In fact, it is so funny that I went online and looked up a variety of nerdy motivational posters ranging from content from Star Wars, Star Trek, Office, The Office, etc. Most have been set up to display as a slide show as a Screen Saver, and the Storm Trooper has made it as my work desktop. As I googled these images, I thought to myself "Self, nerds came up with these posters, and I"m a nerd, so why don't I try my hand at this." Please, constructive criticism only, these are only early attempts and I'd hate someone's over zealous critique to dampen any future trials. Who knows, perhaps a career in motivating people.

I realize it's hard to read, so here you go
Precision: Not a Quality to have when trying to blame someone else for your work

I was unsure of this one, but it's turned out to be pretty good

Luck:For those of us who didn't practice bulls-eyeing whomp rats back home

And Finally, last but not least, my attempt to dive into the New Saga...

Heartbreak: who knew it could kill you?

Oh Boy

A short, humorous anecdote to wrap up this Blue Troll nonsense. Noah's new thing is "oh boy".
Every time he's told "no" we hear "Oh boy" as he hangs his head, or tosses his hands up in the air. It's quite the sign of defeat on his part. When Harrison moves one of Noah's intricately placed toys, "Harrison, Oh boy". It's funny. We'll try and catch it on video, but he's such a ham on video we may not catch it.


By the way, if you see the PC commercial about food, pay attention to the second person. He's kind of hard to miss. Bald headed, goatee, cheese slices in hand, big Joker like grin on his face. I believe he's saying something like "I like cheese" in a funny voice. Yeah, that's Kim's cousin. He's the family's representative to the rest of the world. We just saw it on T.V. for the first time tonight (previously we viewed on YouTube). Oh boy!

The solution

As we continue to deal with the blue troll, I've thought of a few ways that Troll can make it up to Kim and I perhaps he could start pulling his weight around the house. Let me know what you think...
1) Troll could help me in the basement. I can't help it if he climbs behind the dry wall to ensure cords are properly tucked away, and I forget he's there while patching up some holes.
2) I need help moving the lawn. I'm pretty sure that the mower blade will get jammed, and Blue Troll would be more than happy to climb under the mower and help me dislodge the blade.
3)I've been having trouble with the grill. Perhaps the cord from the propane tank to the burner is clogged, and the Troll would want to climb into the unit to explore.
4) Kim mentioned the toaster isn't working properly, perhaps Blue Troll can plug it in and take a look. Preferably in the bathtub, that has the best lighting in the house.
5) We have some carnivorous rabits in our backyard. I think they may be stuck under the shed Blue Troll would be more than excited to help guide these little critters out.


These are just a few helpful suggestions I've come up with. Please feel free to add your own.